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A Farewell to Arms
- Narrated by: John Slattery
- Length: 8 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Classics
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Hemingway's frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with an intensity unrivaled in modern literature, while his description of the German attack on Caporetto, of lines of fired men marching in the rain, hungry, weary, and demoralized, is one of the greatest moments in literary history.
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- James
- 16-12-07
Farewell to a good listen
A great book damaged by poor reading. The monotonous narration leaves this lifeless. Conversations are particularly dead. A disappointment.
The experience has taught me to listen to the preview of each download now.
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- Judy Corstjens
- 06-09-12
Narrator performs book
For many chapters I couldn't get over the impression that this was a take-off of Hemmingway's style. The 'Janet and John' style, as it sounds to UK listeners (of a certain age). But, Hemmingway builds his characters from conversation - the way they talk - and this narrator almost converts the book to a play at some points. I loved the conversation (soliloquy, since the narrator is talking to himself) where he asks himself 'what if his lover/girlfriend dies (in childbirth)'. I can't imagine how it would look on a page - but played by this actor... really something.
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- john
- 31-03-14
In Another Accent
Would you consider the audio edition of A Farewell to Arms to be better than the print version?
John Slattery does a fine job narrating Hemingway's classic novel. He gets the balance between the hard-bitten laconic tone of the narrative, from the terse war reflections to the suppressed pain at the end. He negotiates the accents (American, Italian, English, Scottish, Swiss) convincingly. I read the text alongside the audio and I thought Slattery's reading brought out tones and inflections I might have missed on the page.
Who was your favorite character and why?
The narrator, Frederic Henry, dominates the novel. It's his take on the events he recounts.
Which character – as performed by John Slattery – was your favourite?
In addition to Henry's narrative voice, I liked the way Slattery realised the Italian characters. He did not resort to the stereotype caricatures that an inferior reader might have attempted in order to play to the gallery.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It is too dense a work for a single sitting. The reading makes the listener want to sit and reflect on scenes and chapters.
Any additional comments?
One of Hemingway's enduring qualities is that he writes on the page the way his narrators would speak. There are several good readings available. William Hurt's reading of The Sun Also Rises is top quality. Stacy Keach's readings of the short stories are excellent. It's a pity that Alexander Scourby's readings of the stories appear to be out of the catalogue, but you can still enjoy his reading of The Great Gatsby, which is masterly. John Slattery's reading of A Farewell To Arms is in the same league.
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- Joan
- 29-09-21
A Farewell to Arms
As always very well written by Ernest Hemingway. The novel covers both the Great War and the love affair between an American Lieutenant and a nurse. Bitter sweet and well crafted, a great read as is to be expected from one of the great novelists of all time.
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- Jytte
- 13-08-11
No one besides Hemingway
It's so wonderful to listen to this novel. You hear every word, every tone - when you read you can miss a lot. John Slattery gives life to the - on the surface - subdued lovestory. On my Top Ten!
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- grace harwood
- 27-04-22
Poor
Very disappointed with this audiobook. The story and plot were very poor and it was written with no emotion whatsoever. Even at pivotal points (which really were few and far between) the reader is left feeling nothing.
The narration is very difficult to get along with and very monotone at best. Would not recommend.
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- Nicola O'Connor
- 09-04-22
Excellent
Superb narration. Hemingway was a genius. what a story. Loved it. Rarely moved so much by an audio book.
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- David Vose
- 18-01-22
Captivating
It's a brilliant book, of course, but this recording was beautifully read too. Enough accents and voices to differentiate characters, but nothing overdone. It let me focus on the story, and enjoy Hemingway's style. It made a drive the length of France very pleasant.
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- TM
- 07-11-21
Beautifully read, beautifully written
This was a very enjoyable listen. The book is a comment in life and war and death. Hemingway uses dialogue in such a realistic way. The rhythm of the language is fantastic and the story of ‘tenente’ and his war comrades sits in contrast to his life as the young man Henry the man in love with Catherine learning about life in relationships. Fascinating too the history, the war itself and the things we inflict on each other. The reading was superb.
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- David C
- 26-10-21
A Hemingway Classic
An excellent book brought to life by a decent narration. Only slight criticism is the accents of the female characters.
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- Valerian
- 17-06-11
This is not unabridged
Really a great story from really a great narrator. If it was truly unabridged, I would unhesitatingly go for five stars. However, all of the profanity is omitted. There is a silent gap where Hemingway intended a profane word. Hemingway chose his words carefully and he used profanity to make a point about World War I. Of another of his works, Hemingway said "I've tried to reduce profanity but I reduced so much profanity when writing the book that I'm afraid not much could come out. Perhaps we will have to consider it simply as a profane book and hope that the next book will be less profane or perhaps more sacred."
The censorship is conspicuous and, in the case of the retreat chapter, it compromises the narrative. It is a lie to call this audiobook "unabridged." Audible needs to either respect Hemingway's work, or re-categorize this audiobook as abridged.
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- Colin
- 31-10-11
Just FYI
Amazingly, this is the edited version (curse words removed). As I understand it, that's how it was published originally, yet it's still a bizarre choice for today's audio version.
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- Lauriesland
- 29-06-12
This Narrator Nails It
Of course this is a wonderful, affecting novel, and I am enjoying listening to it. But this narrator! What a wonderful performance! He has the perfect delivery for Frederic Henry, capturing the character with his voice, timing, and inflection. Slattery switches between accents and genders without missing a beat. I can lose myself in the narrative and dialogue, thinking that the characters are real and speaking to me.
37 people found this helpful
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- JOHN
- 25-09-08
Not my favorite of Hemingway
While a very good book, not my favorite of Hemingway novels. Written in classic Hemingway prose, with very mundanely realistic dialogues, it was the story itself that I did not love. This is purely a personal opinion, but I found the narrative dragged at times.
Excellent reader, easy to listen to.
I would suggest to anyone considering listening to Hemingway on Audible, that you might be better served with THE SUN ALSO RISES or FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS.
47 people found this helpful
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- Benedict
- 12-12-06
Wonderful book
I am relatively new to Hemingway. I had read all the criticisms of Hemingway particularly by journalists over the years, and since they said he wrote using simple words I did not bother with him.
They said Hemingway was too concerned with being macho, well this story tells one sweetest stories I have read, and the macho thing is a silly remark to have been made.
The reader was very good and I was taken with his ability to do various Italian accents so clearly, along with his other characterizations.
What a wonderful and tender story, and the characters I understood as if they were real.
Hemingway's character portrayals are remarkable because they seem like you really knew these people.
Ben
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- N. D. Hemingway
- 10-10-16
Brilliant narration
First, the censorship isn't an issue. From what I've read the book itself was censored and is still published that way, so it follows that the audio would be also. Skipping over the few swear words didn't ruin the flow to me.
The narration is perfect. Brilliant. He brings life to Italian characters and others, and the slight dramatization is never tedious. It's great.
Hemingway wrote a great book. It's not as much a war story as it is a story that takes place during a time of war. It's follows the life of a soldier but it doesn't linger on battles. It might linger on the love story, becoming maybe a touch too romantic at times, but it always gets reeled back in, and the story is always interesting.
And of course, it's full of wine and wit.
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- ken
- 08-03-17
Great novel, great narration, terrible production
The famed novel that marked the beginning of Ernest Hemingway's great career. An American officer in the service of Italy during WW1 meets and English nurse..... John Slattery makes an outstanding performance. His accent and speech of the English translation of Italian is convincing. He even does a good woman's voice.
But this is not an unabridged production. Misleading advertising during the description. So many words are censored out leaving the listener wondering what was said. I would prefer to have had Mr. Hemingway's actual writing, but if some words were too offensive for the producer I would rather the words be replaced with a similar word of the same meaning.
I recommend you find a true unabridged version of this book.
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- H. Connelly
- 26-08-06
Outstanding
I was not a Hemingway fan, but wanted to listen to one of his books. I chose this one because it was medium in length (compared to others). It is one of the audio books that you find yourself listening to any time you can. It's a terrific story, extremely well narrated and the story is not so obvious that you know what's about to happen next. This was so well done I decided to get For whom the bell tolls to continue exploring Hemingway. You will enjoy this book.
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- George
- 29-11-11
everything you will want AND MORE!
simply the Hemingway Experience at its best. the performance is outstanding. I listened to the book twice. Thank You for putting this book together with sound! WHAT A TRIP!!!
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- E. Protzman
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Audiobook experience at the highest level
This always remarkable book comes alive with this reading. I love audio books for their convenience and I get through many more books in audio format than I do with physical books. Comparing what I get from sitting in a chair reading to listening to a book generally is a toss up for me often with reading the book getting a slight edge. But once in a while the audio format far exceeds the page turning experience. This book is a perfect example of how well audio books can be done.
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